The framing of pictures goes back at least to the Ancient Egyptians. It's true. Look it up. For a spell, the ownership of a frame showed off your wealth and prestige. Then Hobby Lobby happened, and the bottom dropped out of the frame market, ushering in the "dark ages" of shoddy, boring frames. Alas, the Natural Life Live Happy Picture Frame has turned the framing world around. So live happy with this frame because it wasn't long ago when we didn't have such great things.